Why do TEKON products work so well on glass, ceramics and metals ?
TEKON coatings are very thin – typically 0.001″. TEKON coatings are also derived from silicate chemistry and derive their useful properties from the ability to chemically react with glass, ceramics and metals to form durable coatings. TEKON coatings are too thin to contain any significant amount of a bacteriocidal additive. The need is for a bacteriocide that is (a) effective in thin coatings, (b) non-fugitive, (c) washable,(d) transparent / colorless, and (e) replenishable, and (f) have surface antimicrobial activity. So far, one compound has been identified that is effective as an additive in TEKON coatings. This compound is a commercially available compound in the class of quarternary ammonium salts. It also contains the silicate chemistry required to react in with the TEKON coatings to impart permanence.
